Report from Darfur: Sudan Gives Mixed Signals on UN Peacekeepers

As more than two million refugees from the fighting in Darfur endure triple-digit temperatures under the blazing African sun, the Sudanese government is sending mixed messages about whether it is willing to allow international peacekeepers to take up positions in the strife-torn region. A peace deal that the Sudanese government signed recently envisions a United Nations force replacing the 7,000 African troops now deployed in Darfur. But the Sudanese government official who signed the agreement now insists UN peacekeepers should stay out of the country.

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